GAO Questions Security of Census Data

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http://www.govinfosecurity.com/gao-questions-security-census-data-a-5525

By Eric Chabrow
GovInfoSecurity.com
February 20, 2013

A government audit reveals that the Census Bureau does not do a good enough job 
protecting the confidentiality of its data - a stinging conclusion, considering 
the bureau collects personal information about every individual residing in the 
United States.

In the report made public Feb. 20 - entitled Information Security: Actions 
Needed by Census Bureau to Address Weaknesses - the Government Accountability 
Office says the bureau has not effectively implemented appropriate information 
security controls to protect its information systems. Auditors say many of the 
deficiencies at the Commerce Department agency relate to access controls, the 
security rules and procedures used to regulate who or what can access the 
bureau's systems.

As an example, GAO cites the bureau's failure to adequately:

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